Amherst Times

OK. Chinese officials have been cracking down on the production and sale of tainted food, drugs and agricultural products. They report that there have been 774 people arrested over the past two months as a result of this. Whoopie! Is that supposed to change everything? Are you kidding me?

“Government regulators hailed the arrests as a major step forward for food and drug safety, and said the “criminal suspects” were detained during nationwide inspections of thousands of restaurants, food and drug production plants and wholesale food markets.”

“Determined to counter accusations that it has been producing and also exporting tainted goods, China has vowed to revamp its food and drug safety regulations and to close illegal manufacturers and exporters.”
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